Securing your home network
This post originally appeared on The Protect IU Blog Having an open and unsecured home network is a risk as it may allow intruders to view your activity, gather information about you, or utilize your...
View ArticleRun, hide, fight
Guest post courtesy of Health & Vitality blogger Tracy James The challenging endeavor of helping employees and students prepare for an ambiguous, potentially deadly active shooter situation is...
View ArticleSafety matters at IU
This post, written by Mark Bruhn, IU associate vice president for public safety and institutional assurance, originally appeared on The Protect IU Blog. IU President Michael McRobbie recently gave his...
View ArticleInformation about Ebola
This video was prepared as part of ongoing efforts at Indiana University to provide current information about Ebola to students and employees. No cases have been diagnosed in Indiana and the risk of...
View ArticleIU Notify alerts: Safety vs. complaints
Post courtesy of Mark Bruhn, IU’s Associate Vice President for Public Safety and Institutional Assurance. On one hand, the decision to issue an IU Notify emergency alert, even if it means waking up...
View ArticleContinued collaboration, increased police patrols, geared toward keeping...
Post courtesy of Mark Bruhn, IU’s associate vice president for public safety and institutional assurance. All of us at Indiana University are shocked and distraught at the incident last weekend in...
View ArticleWhat would you do if you heard gunfire?
More than 150 people — first responders such as police and firefighters, communication staff, campus administrators — participated in an active shooter exercise at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, running...
View ArticleSometimes Santa’s helper is dressed in blue
Indiana University police officers made the holidays a little brighter for struggling families around the state this year through the annual Shop with a Cop program. Men and women from police...
View ArticleThe IU Police Academy: Where cadets take the next step toward careers in law...
Thirty-seven Indiana University students are at a pivotal point in their college careers and ambitions to work in law enforcement. This week they began the IU Police Academy as cadets. In August, if...
View ArticleMass casualties: Let’s talk about that
Nobody wants to think about horrific things happening at Indiana University that could result in loss of life for even one student or employee, let alone large numbers of people; yet many people do...
View ArticleIUPD cadets practice criminal law, vehicle searches and seizures
Photos and article provided by Marina Allen, special projects intern for Public Safety and Institutional Assurance. There are some things books just can’t teach you. For cadets attending the Indiana...
View ArticleIU Notify emergency notifications available on desktop computers
Students and employees at Indiana University will begin seeing emergency notifications from IU Notify on their desktop computers. The full-screen pop-ups bypass pop-up blockers and can be quickly...
View ArticlePhone scam at IU South Bend, security experts want to know
In this Digital Age of ours, with the constant barrage of email phishing (don’t forget to report it), some scammers still go “old school” by using the telephone. Employees at IU South Bend have...
View ArticleBike patrols at IU: A new dimension to police-community relationship
Guest contribution by Marina Allen, special projects intern for Public Safety and Institutional Assurance. When you think of a well-equipped police officer, do you image a gun belt, shiny badge,...
View ArticleTeen honored for helping after fiery crash
David Ray had choices as he drove along the Indiana 45/46 bypass in Bloomington late one night in June. As he approached debris from a head-on collision, the 18-year-old Bloomington High School North...
View ArticleSworn to serve
Guest contribution by Marina Allen, special projects intern for Public Safety and Institutional Assurance. On any normal day, most people have no problem listing off the things they have accomplished....
View ArticleDon’t forget to lock up — every time
With the school year beginning soon on IU’s campuses, the Indiana University Police Department wants to remind students to get in the habit of locking doors and windows. Your new apartment, residence...
View ArticleTo quote Peter Parker …
Guest contribution from John Applegate, executive vice president for university academic affairs. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege once again to speak at the graduating ceremony of this year’s class...
View ArticleEmergency guide, procedures grid for faculty, staff, students
Could you take care of yourself during an emergency at work, such as a fire or power outage? What about you and a classroom of students? Whether you’re a long-time professor at IU or an adjunct...
View ArticleIU employees notified of responsible employee, campus security authority...
Nearly half of Indiana University employees received an email today (Sept. 11) about their federal reporting obligations and training under Title IX or on their reporting and training obligations under...
View ArticleLessons from the 1994 Northridge earthquake
Guest contribution by PSIA graphic design intern Cheryl Wellum, in advance of the annual Great American Shakeout and the IU Shakeout on Oct. 15, when faculty, staff and students will participate in an...
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